Cost of living comparison
Australia is 92.4% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 67.2% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$15.31
A$23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.82
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$2.45
A$3.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.06
|
$2.05
A$3.17
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.09
|
$4.24
A$6.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.10
|
$5.00
A$7.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$3.56
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.44
A$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.31
A$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.43
|
$2.10
A$3.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.03
A$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.83
A$1.28
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.21
|
$4.95
A$7.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.70
|
$81.92
A$126.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€19,070.31
|
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.71
|
$15.28
A$23.54
|
|
pay 91.9% more for housing
Slovakia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.40
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€493.49
|
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€403.98
|
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€144.49
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Slovakia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€344.83
|
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,125.65
|
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$5.72
A$8.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.93
|
$3.30
A$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€34.01
|
$46.71
A$72.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.65
|
$12.25
A$18.88
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€53.14
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.70
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€64.19
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€82.32
|
$106.56
A$164.24
|
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